The Greatest lyrics ever written

Blowin in the wind tops all the rest

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How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.


Need I say more?
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Wonderful lyrics. They mean a lot.

~Shadow
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: only a shadowPosted: Thursday, April 21, 2005Wonderful lyrics. They mean a lot.~Shadow


yes dylan does not get all the credit he deserves as a poet more than a troubador
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I'd say it's the best lyrics based on content i.e. folk/hippyish antiwar music. It's definitely a universal timeless humane song. There are too many good lines to rank them. I like the lyrics from lots of tunes, like Neil Diamond's pot song. "La la la pot pot gimme some pot, forget who you are you can be what you're not, do do take a family cruise, you with your grass your mom and dad with their boo-ooo-ooze."
As far as storytelling songs go I'd say Neil Young's song Thrasher ranks high on the list..."..so I got bored and left them there, they were just dead weight to me, headed out to where the pavement turns to sand..."
But the one song I would definitely say was one of the best songs ever written is the Grateful Dead's tune "Ripple". I'd post them all but it's such a good tune you should take the few minutes it would take to download it from the internet. Truly amazing.
Oh and Devo's Whip It. Kidding.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oh and Devo's Whip It. Kidding.


I like devo, hence whips name on my site "pop that whip"
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Reiki-HousePosted: Friday, April 22, 2005I'd say it's the best lyrics based on content i.e. folk/hippyish antiwar music. It's definitely a universal timeless humane song.


the song was written before the anti war protests started 1962 I believe
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: little_whipPosted: Saturday, April 23, 2005I gotta disagree, MM...THESE are the best lyrics ever written....(smiles)


yep great tune... not dylan quality, but still and all a good tune.... American bandstand rating 7,,, easy to dance to but the singer is just to ugly. hahahahahahah
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Mod,

I must respectfully disagree. The ENTIRE lyrics of "This Land is Your Land" qualify, in my book.
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: Gideon MacLeishPosted: Saturday, April 23, 2005Mod,I must respectfully disagree. The ENTIRE lyrics of "This Land is Your Land" qualify, in my book


very cool gid.
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
Did you add this one to your greatest songs blog? Why'ld you stick it in "history"? I didnt' see it til I hit the Forums. Ok, enough questioning you, I agree this is a great song.